Symptoms
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Symptoms for Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
- Painless swelling of lymph nodes in your neck, armpits, or groin
- Persistent fatigue
- Fever and chills
- Night sweats
- Unexplained weight loss — as much as 10 percent or more of your body weight
- Coughing, trouble breathing, or chest pain
- Loss of appetite
- Itching
- Increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol or pain in your lymph nodes after drinking alcohol
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Symptoms for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
- Swollen lymph nodes in your neck, armpit, or groin
- Abdominal pain or swelling
- Chest pain, coughing, or trouble breathing
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Night sweats
- Weight loss
Most often, these symptoms are not due to cancer. Other health problems can cause the same symptoms. If you have these symptoms, it is important to be seen by the Miami Valley Hospital’s cancer team who has expertise in treating this specific disease.